We're trying to teach Katie that she's going to have a little sister. We're confident Katie will be a great big sister.
Katie even ate some of the yummy chili; this Ward Halloween party included a chili cook off.
Strinking a pose with the hay bales and scare crows.
What a happy family.
Encounters with glue.
Tanner girls checking out the "other" petting zoo (fish).
Katie seemed more timid this year than last at the petting zoo; probably because she's been hearing us tell her "don't touch that" or "be soft" for a whole year.
Yeah, we had a grand ole time; you all should come next year.
Balloons...check!
Streamers...check!
Super cheap toy kitchen that takes 3 hours to assemble...check!
Yellow cake with sprinkles...check and check!
Did Katie love the wrapping paper more than all our hard work?...double check!
Katie flying a kite for the first time.
This is the view from the top of the Hill Cumorah, overlooking the pageant stage.
Brother Joseph was kind enough to let us take a picture with him before the pageant.
The view of the Palmyra Temple is beautiful from the Sacred Grove.
And, here we are in the sacred grove.
JaNae and Katie at the Palmyra Temple.
Here is the Peter Whitmer home, where the Book of Mormon was translated.
JaNae and I lovin' the cool misty air of Canada (how fast is 90 km/hr anyway?).
Katie's favorite part was being able to sit like a big girl in her own seat on the Niagara Falls Tram.
Just a note about crossing the Canadian border. They call it a "friendly" border because you don't technically need a passport, but the border patrol gaurds aren't friendly; they're really intimidating. There's something about a big man carrying a gun asking me "ARE YOU CONCELING ANY WEAPONS OR ALCOHOL IN YOUR VEHICLE! CAN YOU PLEASE ROLL DOWN YOU WINDOWS SO I CAN LOOK INSIDE!"
And here is my favorite video of Niagara Falls. It shows the slow calm water and the fast falling water. What you see here is a tiny fraction of the falls.
Here's Katie enjoying our road trip just how we taught her.
In modern language, we would call this dinning room / kitchen / family room a "great room."
Here's the Newel K. Whitney store, where many revelations in the D&C were received, where the School of the Prophets was held, and where my great-great-great-great-grandfather John Tanner bought a spelling book.
JaNae and I were so excited to be touring these great places, we forgot that Katie still needed her nap as a part of her routine.
One of my favorite places on our trip, the Kirtland Temple. I am in awe of the sincere sacrifice which went into building this temple; the blessings the Saints received for this sacrifice is a lesson for us all that when the Lord says "Open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing" He means it.
Katie tried a snow-cone and loved it. She had no intention of sharing though (when she likes something eating becomes a very serious matter).
She also became very attached to sunglasses, kettle corn, and was in complete awe over the firework display
And just for good measure: Katie is just starting to be interested in craft projects. So, trying to be a good mom I baby proofed and prepared for finger painting. I was so excited and proud of my extra effort. I thought for sure it would be a total hit. Unfortunately, it was a total BUST. Katie put her fingers in the paint and immediately was upset about her hands being dirty. An "A" for effort I suppose.
Summertime has arrived. So, we put Katie in her swimsuit handed her the hose and let her have all the fun she wanted. She managed to get every square inch of the backyard wet in record time.
Katie putting on lipstick.
